adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “Come,” he said, holding out his arms.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then disengaging her arms, he kissed her with grave tenderness and put her away from him.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
caressingnounUS /kərˈesɪŋ/
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
clungverbUS /klʌŋ/
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
ComeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come,” he said, holding out his arms.
cryverbUS /kraɪ/
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
disengagingverbUS /dɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “disengage” — release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
From this reading Then disengaging her arms, he kissed her with grave tenderness and put her away from him.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Go and take off your wet things first,” he said.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then disengaging her arms, he kissed her with grave tenderness and put her away from him.
gentlyadverbUS /ˈdʒentli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go and take off your wet things first,” he said.
gravenounUS /ɡreɪv/
death of a person
From this reading Then disengaging her arms, he kissed her with grave tenderness and put her away from him.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come,” he said, holding out his arms.
heldadjectiveUS /held/
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Come,” he said, holding out his arms.
holdingnounUS /ˈhoʊldɪŋ/
the act of retaining something
From this reading “Come,” he said, holding out his arms.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
kissedverbUS /kɪst/
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Then disengaging her arms, he kissed her with grave tenderness and put her away from him.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
momentsnounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
necknounUS /nek/
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Go and take off your wet things first,” he said.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Come,” he said, holding out his arms.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then disengaging her arms, he kissed her with grave tenderness and put her away from him.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come,” he said, holding out his arms.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading “Go and take off your wet things first,” he said.
tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Then disengaging her arms, he kissed her with grave tenderness and put her away from him.
ThenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then disengaging her arms, he kissed her with grave tenderness and put her away from him.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Go and take off your wet things first,” he said.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading For some moments he held her fast, gently caressing with his hand her face and her beautiful hair till she grew quiet.
timidadjectiveUS /ˈtɪmɪd/
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
wetadjectiveUS /wet/
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “Go and take off your wet things first,” he said.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
wreathed
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From this reading With a little cry of timid joy she ran to him, wreathed her arms about his neck, and clung sobbing.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Go and take off your wet things first,” he said.
